An overlooked monument to the celebrity gangster who helped put the sin in Sin City.

An exotic wildlife habitat right off The Strip.

These banned cigarette vending machines now sell little pieces of pocket-sized art.

The last of its kind in the country.

A prohibition-style speakeasy takes up residence in the last Victorian residence in Hollywood.

Giant Redwood-themed cafeteria operates under the golden rule, "Dine Free Unless Delighted."

High on a hill overlooking Los Angeles lives a world famous, high power conical Tesla Coil.

This Pringle-shaped ledge makes for the perfect photo op.

Free public park and gardens filled with peacocks and peahens.

One part antique store, one part curiosities hodge-podge.

Locals dubbed it the "Owl Building" because of its bird-like appearance.

A museum and shop on Bourbon Street located in the former home of the second Voodoo Queen of New Orleans.

Despite the ever pressing encroachment of urban sprawl this grand New Orleans manse still stands.

This New Orleans tree is filled with hidden chimes that produce a carefully tuned melody.

A snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.

A 200-year-old building in the French Quarter that was to be Napoleon's home in the New World.

A 200-year-old bar in the historic French Quarter refuses to give up its place in history, nor its role in securing ours.

The curiosities and wonders of pharmacy in a delightful historic building.

"If she'd leave us alone, we would have a happy home, sent from down below."

The second oldest continuously operating bar in Louisiana.

This symbolic piece of New Orleans architecture is also home to a few ghastly stories.

Panorama exhibition hall in old silent theater with a beautiful backyard garden.

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

The site of a classic series of Laurel and Hardy pratfalls.